Croatia

European Union Immigration: Croatia

Croatia has been an independent country since 1991. It borders to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. It also has a coastline with the Adriatic Sea, where they have 1 000 islands and islets. Only 48 of these are permanently inhabited. Sectors that was important as of 2012 for Croatia, were industry (20.9 %), wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food services (20.1 %) and public administration, defence education, human health and social work activities (16.0 %). Croatia’s main export partners are Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany. Their main import partners are Italy, Germany and Russia.

Capital

Zagreb

Geographical size

87 661.0 km2

Population

4 275 984 (2012)

Population as % of total EU population

0.8 % (2012)

GDP

€ 43.682 billion (2012)

Official EU language(s)

Croatian

Political system

Parliamentary republic

EU member country since

1 July 2013

Seats in the European Parliament

11

Currency

Croatian Kuna HRK

Schengen area member

No, Croatia is not a member of the Schengen Area.

Presidency of the Council

Croatia has so far not held the revolving presidency of the Council of the EU.